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There’s little evidence of a ‘brain microbiome’ | Letter

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Expert opinion in medical microbiology rejects existence of a brain microbiome’ in the sense of a resident microbial community in healthy brains.

Pathogenic microbes such as Borrelia burgdorferi, which causes Lyme disease, or fungal pathogens like Cryptococcus neoformans can invade the brain and cause neurological symptoms.

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74

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36

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formal

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English

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87

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long-living

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